Sentence examples for general level of violence from inspiring English sources

"But these big shootings reveal a general level of violence that is rising".

Targeted in their own hometowns, war's stranded families remain in exile – even as the general level of violence in Iraq decreases.

Although the guerrillas did provoke several incidents during the truce, and security forces continued their offensives against the FARC, the general level of violence plummeted.Since the end of the ceasefire, however, Colombia has witnessed a wave of attacks, which is testing the patience of both Colombians at home and negotiators at the table.

The two five-man teams from the ANC and the government expressed "serious concern about the general level of violence, intimidation and unrest in the country, especially in Natal (province)," their joint statement said.

Although Mexico's general level of violence is lower than many other countries in the hemisphere, states such as Guerrero and Michoacán and some regions along the border are particularly violent.

Finally, despite the rise of terrorism and the wars in the Middle East, the general level of violence in the world has continued to decrease (if one counts the number of violent deaths and domestic violence, and not only casualties in armed conflicts).

Problems have been outlined connected with the general level of public awareness: violence against women (including pregnant women) is occurring in a rather great number of families; a significant share of pregnant women does not receive proper attention from other people.

The chief constable said: "Like everyone else in Birmingham, my concern now will be that that single incident doesn't lead to a much wider and more general level of distrust, and even worse, violence, between different communities".

Indian officials say they have seen no signs on the ground yet that General Musharraf's crackdown on militant groups has reduced the level of violence in Kashmir.

Authorities declared the alert because of the high level of violence against women, yet within weeks the Jalisco attorney general and Guadalajara mayor downplayed the significance of the attempted abductions of local women.

"We are close to a sustainable level of violence," says the overall commander of the American-led forces, General David Petraeus.